Skeleton for embedding test snippets (16-bit bootable/DOS)

[matt11235]

Hi,

This is a joke right? I don't have any idea what is going on here.

Cheers
Walt

I'm afraid I don't think it's a joke. I think it's the output of a very sophisticated Markov chain.

Are the only states in the markov chain "MS-DOS", "16 bit" and "real mode"?

[onlyonemac]

Hi,

This is a joke right? I don't have any idea what is going on here.

Cheers
Walt

I'm afraid I don't think it's a joke. I think it's the output of a very sophisticated Markov chain.

Are the only states in the markov chain "MS-DOS", "16 bit" and "real mode"?

No, I think the problem is that the Markov chain runs in 16-bit real mode under MS-DOS. There's also a "portable" version that can run under Windows 9x.

[glauxosdever]

Hi,

I'm afraid I don't think it's a joke. I think it's the output of a very sophisticated Markov chain.

Are the only states in the markov chain "MS-DOS", "16 bit" and "real mode"?

No, I think the problem is that the Markov chain runs in 16-bit real mode under MS-DOS. There's also a "portable" version that can run under Windows 9x.

Nothing to debate over, it's just a disorganised home directory.

Seriously now, it would be nice if this topic and its sister topic were moved to Auto-Delete to avoid even bigger droppings in ~'s reputation.


Regards,
glauxosdever

[onlyonemac]

Are the only states in the markov chain "MS-DOS", "16 bit" and "real mode"?

No, I think the problem is that the Markov chain runs in 16-bit real mode under MS-DOS. There's also a "portable" version that can run under Windows 9x.

Nothing to debate over, it's just a disorganised home directory.

Let's just say it's a home directory organised by a markov chain running in 16-bit real mode under MS-DOS - patched with support for long filenames (which may pseudorandomly be rendered in all-caps and/or surrounded by underscores).

[glauxosdever]

Hi,

No, I think the problem is that the Markov chain runs in 16-bit real mode under MS-DOS. There's also a "portable" version that can run under Windows 9x.

Nothing to debate over, it's just a disorganised home directory.

Let's just say it's a home directory organised by a markov chain running in 16-bit real mode under MS-DOS - patched with support for long filenames (which may pseudorandomly be rendered in all-caps and/or surrounded by underscores).

I'm not sure you got the "home directory" joke.

However, it was also intended to combine "home directory" with his server, which you got right.


Regards,
glauxosdever

[Octacone]

I was searching for some memory related topics and found this awesome quote. (no offense)

I don't know what you are smoking, but I wouldn't mind having some of it.

On-topic: no offense but DOS is dead. I think that you should keep the history where it belongs. Nobody needs to use DOS in 2016. I bet that 80% of these homemade operating system are more sophisticated than DOS. That is like trying to install Windows 10 on the Apple II. If you can't stop your DOS obsession, I would suggest you doing a modern DOS clone capable of lets say protected mode and graphics user interface. Please make your posts easy to read so you don't piss people off. Also no matter how much times I try to load your website I always fail.

[onlyonemac]

I'm not sure you got the "home directory" joke.

Oh I get it, a disorganised "~". Because "~" is very disorganised...

However, it was also intended to combine "home directory" with his server, which you got right.

Actually that was my suggestion on page 1, if I remember correctly. EDIT: No it wasn't, but I still wonder sometimes whether that server runs in ~ or ~/public_html. EDIT: It's *probably* not in ~. EDIT: It seems he might be running... Windows? (Look at the filenames.)

[onlyonemac]

Also no matter how much times I try to load your website I always fail.

Just sit with your finger on the F5 key until it starts loading. It never works the first time. (Also, I would advise against visiting the site for your own sanity.)

[onlyonemac]

I just realised that he actually has two "severs": the bad one and the really bad one.

[glauxosdever]

Hi,

EDIT: It seems he might be running... Windows? (Look at the filenames.)

I don't know what special do these filenames have.


Regards,
glauxosdever

[Octacone]

That site is slower than my memcopy function.
After 10 minutes of mashing F5 finally managed to load it.

[onlyonemac]

Hi,

EDIT: It seems he might be running... Windows? (Look at the filenames.)

I don't know what special do these filenames have.


Regards,
glauxosdever

"Copy of ...", "Copy (2) of ..." is how Windows names files that are copied. Also, he's definitely running Windows.

[matt11235]

Also no matter how much times I try to load your website I always fail.

Just sit with your finger on the F5 key until it starts loading. It never works the first time. (Also, I would advise against visiting the site for your own sanity.)

I don't understand how it's this slow. I have a web server running on an ancient MIPS processor with a few megs of RAM and it seems like a supercomputer compared to his server.

[onlyonemac]

I don't understand how it's this slow. I have a web server running on an ancient MIPS processor with a few megs of RAM and it seems like a supercomputer compared to his server.

He's using his old Windows XP machine as a server. We had a Windows XP machine which, by the time we retired it as our main desktop, took about five minutes to log in and about thirty seconds and loads of disk thrashing to open anything. If that's the kind of machine he's using as a server, that's probably why it's so slow.

[Schol-R-LEA]

Hi,

This is a joke right? I don't have any idea what is going on here.

Cheers
Walt

I'm afraid I don't think it's a joke. I think it's the output of a very sophisticated Markov chain.

Are the only states in the markov chain "MS-DOS", "16 bit" and "real mode"?

Very likely. I suspect he's the second iteration of the design beta'd as 'Trident'.